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Increase in fees to participate in school sports could become a reality as of the April 25 school board meeting. Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance John Fitzgerald said the bulk changes were done by a "benchmarking with peer districts....more >> |
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While a push for healthier foods has been seen at grocery stores, restaurants, and even fast food joints, it's also been found in school lunchrooms. "When you see what's happening in other districts, I think there is a real consciousness towards healthier foods," said Tom Toby, interim principal at Lake Orion High School....more >> |
By Olivia Shumaker Review Intern While it may not be a popular message at a Saturday night party, Lake Orion High School students found that an anti-drinking message is one they feel they should support....more >> |
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School NewsThe Oxford High School Robotics team, TORC Team 2137, recently competed in the Michigan State Robotics Competition. While they did not advance to the National finals, TORC Team 2137 did complete their season in strong fashion, finishing 21st out of 190 Michigan teams....more >> |
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School NewsSome days you get the bear, and some days the bear gets you. Unfortunately, it was definitely a case of the latter for Oxford High School students Kyle Feeney and Paul Strong as they placed sixth last week in the state finals of the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition held in Warren....more >> |
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School NewsIt truly is amazing the large amount of talent that can spring from such small bodies. Last week, Leonard Elementary held its annual talent show and it was definitely a hit with the audience....more >> |
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School News"I can grow a thousand trees, but I can't find a thousand places to plant them. That's why I need help from you guys," said Doug Pettypiece to the sixth-graders in Andrew McDonald's science class at Oxford Middle School on Friday morning....more >> |
School NewsStudents enrolling as freshmen at Oxford High School this fall will have the opportunity to earn up to 60 college credits by the time they graduate high school. According to OCS Virtual Academy and Early College School Director Andrew Hulbert, Oxford has developed a partnership with Rochester and Oakland Community Colleges that will enable students to take college courses while still enrolled at Oxford High School....more >> |
School NewsOxford Community Schools honored several of its employees at the Board of Education meeting held Monday, April 23. Oxford principals nominated the following district teachers for Oakland County Teacher of the Year – Kelly Bollman, Stacey Blaskowski, Lisa Sabo, Jessica Bull, Amy Devin, Staci Dennis, Monica Kmiec and Jeanne Crampton In addition to the teaching faculty, support staff were also honored with nominations for the Betty Campion Award....more >> |
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| 1897: Frank Capra, film director (It's A Wonderful Life). |
| 1902: Meredith Willson, composer and lyricist (The Music Man). |
| 1911: Joseph Vernon Big Joe Turner, blues singer. |
| 1918: John Paul II [Karol Jozef Wojtyla], Roman Catholic pope. |
| 1919: Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer. |
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| 1864: The fighting at Spotsylvania in Virginia, reaches its peak at the Bloody Angle. |
| 1896: The Supreme Court's decision on Plessy v. Ferguson upholds the separate but equal policy in the United States. |
| 1904: Brigand Raizuli kidnaps American Ion H. Perdicaris in Morocco. |
| 1917: The U.S. Congress passes the Selective Service act, calling up soldiers to fight World War I. |
| 1931: Japanese pilot Seiji Yoshihara crashes his plane in the Pacific Ocean while trying to be the first to cross the ocean nonstop. He is picked up seven hours later by a passing ship. |
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